fussbudget

[fuhs-buhj-it] Origin

fuss·budg·et

[fuhs-buhj-it]
noun
a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; fuss + budget

fuss·budg·et·y, adjective
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Word Origin & History

fussbudget
1904, from fuss (q.v.). One of several similar formulations around this time: Cf. fussbox (1901); fusspot (1921).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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